Traffic Laws - Operation Of Motor Vehicles | MidpageTraffic Laws - Operation Of Motor Vehicles
4511.01Traffic laws - operation of motor vehicles definitions4511.011Designating freeway, expressway, and thruway4511.03Emergency vehicles at red signal or stop sign4511.031Portable signal preemption devices prohibited4511.04Exception to traffic rules4511.041Exceptions to traffic rules for emergency or public safety vehicle responding to emergency call4511.042Exceptions to traffic rules for coroner's vehicles4511.043Ticket, summons, or citation for secondary traffic offense4511.05Persons riding or driving animals upon roadways4511.051Freeways - prohibited acts4511.06Applicability and uniformity of traffic laws4511.07Local traffic regulations4511.071No liability for lessor under written lease4511.08Use of private property for vehicular travel4511.09Manual for uniform system of traffic control devices4511.091Arrest or citation of driver based on radar, timing device or radio message from another officer4511.092Definitions4511.093Traffic law photo-monitoring devices4511.094Signs required for photo-monitoring devices4511.095Prerequisites for deployment of device4511.096Examination of evidence4511.097Classification of violation as civil violation4511.098Rights of those ticketed4511.099Advance deposit for filing civil action4511.0910Violations for which civil penalty imposed4511.0911Traffic law photo-monitoring device maintenance records; accuracy; issuance of certain tickets prohibited4511.0912Speeding tickets4511.0913Applicable law4511.0914Bans on use of traffic law photo-monitoring devices4511.10Placement and maintenance of traffic control devices4511.101Placement of business logos on directional signs along interstates4511.102Tourist-oriented directional sign program definitions4511.103Administrative rules for placement of tourist-oriented directional signs and trailblazer markers4511.104Participation in tourist-oriented directional sign program4511.105Tourist-oriented directional signs to conform to federal manual of uniform traffic control devices4511.106Local tourist-oriented directional sign programs4511.107Acquiring outdoor advertising devices4511.108Traffic generator sign program4511.11Local conformity to manual for uniform system of traffic control devices4511.12Obedience to traffic control devices4511.121Bypassing vehicle weighing locations4511.122Hands free law signs4511.13Highway traffic signal indications; section not applicable to railroad crossings4511.131Lane-use control signal indications4511.132Operation at intersections with malfunctioning traffic control signal lights4511.14Special pedestrian control signals4511.15Bicycle symbol signal indications4511.16Unauthorized sign or signal resembling a traffic control device4511.17Tampering with traffic control device, freshly applied pavement material, manhole covers4511.18Purchase, possession or sale of traffic control device4511.181OVI definitions4511.19Operating vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs - OVI4511.191Implied consent4511.192Advice to OVI arrestee4511.193Portion fine deposited in municipal or county indigent drivers alcohol treatment fund4511.194Having physical control of vehicle while under the influence4511.195Seizing and detaining vehicle if operator has prior conviction4511.196Initial appearance4511.197Appeal of implied consent suspension4511.198Limited driving privileges - remote continuous alcohol monitor4511.20Operation in willful or wanton disregard of the safety of persons or property4511.201Operation off street or highway in willful or wanton disregard of the safety of persons or property4511.202Operation without being in reasonable control of vehicle, trolley, or streetcar4511.203Wrongful entrustment of motor vehicle4511.204Driving while texting4511.205Use of devices by persons under 18 years of age4511.21Speed limits - assured clear distance4511.211Establishing speed limit on private road4511.212Complaint of noncompliance by local authority with school zone sign laws4511.213Approaching stationary public safety vehicle displaying emergency light4511.214Operation of low-speed, under-speed, or utility vehicle, or a mini-truck4511.215Local authorization for operation of low-speed, under-speed, or utility vehicle, or a mini-truck4511.216Traveling from one farm field to another for agricultural purposes4511.22Slow speed4511.23Speed limits on bridges4511.24Speed limits not applicable to emergency or public safety vehicles4511.25Lanes of travel upon roadways of sufficient width4511.251Street racing4511.252Closing roads for supervised sports car racing4511.26Vehicles traveling in opposite directions4511.27Overtaking and passing of vehicles proceeding in the same direction4511.28Overtaking and passing upon the right of another vehicle4511.29Driving to left of center of roadway in overtaking and passing traffic proceeding in same direction4511.30Driving upon left side of roadway4511.31Establishing hazardous zones4511.32One-way traffic - rotary islands4511.33Driving in marked lanes4511.34Space between moving vehicles4511.35Divided roadways4511.36Rules for turns at intersections4511.37Turning in roadway prohibited - exceptions4511.38Rules for starting and backing vehicles4511.39Turn and stop signals4511.40Hand and arm signals4511.41Right-of-way rule at intersections4511.42Right-of-way rule when turning left4511.43Right-of-way rule at through highways, stop signs, yield signs4511.431Stop prior to driving on sidewalk area4511.432Stop signs on private road4511.44Right-of-way at highway from any place other than another roadway4511.441Right-of-way of pedestrian on sidewalk4511.45Right-of-way of public safety or coroner's vehicle4511.451Right-of way of funeral vehicle4511.452Right-of-way yielded by pedestrian to public safety vehicle4511.453Immunity of funeral home operator4511.454Reporting failure of motor vehicle operator to yield right-of-way to public safety vehicle4511.46Right-of-way of pedestrian within crosswalk4511.47Right-of-way of blind person4511.48Right-of-way yielded by pedestrian4511.481Intoxicated or drugged pedestrian on highway4511.49Pedestrians on right half of crosswalk4511.50Pedestrian walking in roadway4511.51Hitchhiking - soliciting employment, business, or contributions from occupant of vehicle4511.511Pedestrian on bridge or railroad grade crossing4511.512Operation of electric personal assistive mobility devices4511.513Operation of personal delivery device on sidewalks and crosswalks4511.514Low-speed micromobility devices4511.52Bicycles and electric bicycles - issuance of ticket - points not assessed4511.521Operation of motorized bicycles4511.522Electric bicycles; labels; compliance with federal regulations; permitted use; violations4511.53Operation of bicycles, motorcycles and snowmobiles4511.54Prohibition against attaching bicycle, skates, sleds, etc., to vehicles4511.55Operating bicycles, electric bicycles, and motorcycles on roadway4511.56Bicycle signal devices4511.57Passing on left side of streetcar4511.58Vehicle shall not pass streetcar discharging passengers - exception4511.59Driving and turning in front of streetcars4511.60Driving through safety zone4511.61Stop signs at dangerous highway crossings over railroad tracks4511.62Stopping at railroad grade crossing4511.63Stopping at grade crossings4511.64Slow-moving vehicles or equipment crossing railroad tracks4511.65Designation of through highways4511.66Prohibition against parking on highways4511.661Unattended motor vehicles4511.67Police may remove illegally parked vehicle4511.68Parking - prohibited acts4511.681Parking on private property - prohibited acts4511.69Parking requirements4511.70Obstructing view and control of driver - opening door into moving traffic4511.701Occupying moving trailer prohibited4511.71Prohibition against driving upon closed highway4511.711Driving on sidewalk4511.712Obstructing intersection4511.713Use of bicycle paths4511.714Operation of vehicle on roadway covered by water4511.72Following an emergency or public safety vehicle too closely4511.73Driving over unprotected fire hose4511.74Placing injurious material on highway4511.75Stopping for stopped school bus4511.751School bus operator to report violations4511.76Administrative rules for school bus construction, design, equipment, operation and licensing4511.761School bus inspections4511.762School bus no longer used for transporting school children4511.763Licensing by department of public safety4511.764School buses must be registered and have identifying number4511.765Pre-trip school bus inspections4511.77School bus - painting and marking4511.771Signal lamps to be equipped with flashing red and amber lights4511.772Occupant restraining device for operator4511.78Mass transit system - transportation of school children4511.79Driving commercial vehicle with impaired ability or alertness prohibited4511.81Child restraint system - child highway safety fund4511.82Littering offenses4511.84Earphones or earplugs on operator prohibited4511.85Chauffeured limousines4511.90Chautauqua assembly4511.98Signs as to increased penalties in construction zones4511.99Penalty4511.991"Distracted" defined; violations committed while distracted4511.992Distracted driving reports